Gas platforms in the area are among the oldest offshore oil and gas operations in the country
An Esso Kingfish gas platform in the Bass Strait. The West Kingfish platform is in the early stages of being decommissioned.An Esso Kingfish gas platform in the Bass Strait. The West Kingfish platform is in the early stages of being decommissioned.The offshore oil and gas regulator is investigating after an undersea gas pipeline ruptured off the Victorian coast, causing a visible “sheen” on the ocean’s surface.
A Nopsema spokesperson said the pipeline was “reported to contain 95% water at the time” but has since been “isolated at both facility ends and is being depressurised”.“The facility has been offline for four weeks and continues to be so,” they said. “An investigation has been launched and Nopsema is content Esso is currently managing the incident appropriately.”
News of the rupture has prompted calls for more stringent regulations and transparency from the regulator and operators, particularly when it comes to decommissioning old oil and gas infrastructure.
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